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Below is a list of the busiest railway stations in Europe. Train stations with more than 30 million passengers per year are shown. This list aims to include station footfall from all modes of heavy rail transport. With many stations, all heavy rail transport is included, such as with U-Bahn systems in Germany .
27. Papua New Guinea. Had numerous plantation and mining railways, all closed by the early 1990s. Line from Lae to Vanimo proposed (see Transport in Papua New Guinea ). 598. 28. Rwanda. Had industrial lines, out of use since the 1990s. Lines to Uganda and/or Tanzania (see Isaka–Kigali Standard Gauge Railway) proposed.
Rail transport in Europe has diverse technological standards, operating concepts, and infrastructures. Common features are the widespread use of standard-gauge rail, high operational safety and a high share of electrification. Electrified railway networks operate at many different voltages, both AC and DC, varying from 750 to 25,000 volts, and ...
From top to bottom: The Beijing Subway is the longest metro network. Shanghai Metro is the metro system with the highest annual ridership. The New York City Subway has the most stations in the world. The London Underground is the oldest metro system. This list of metro systems includes electrified rapid transit train systems worldwide.
The Gornergrat railway station, the highest (open-air) railway station building on the continent. This is a list of high-altitude railway stations in Europe. It includes any railway station or location with passenger railway services (on adhesion or rack railways), located at an elevation of over 2,000 metres above sea level.
Lanzhou–Xinjiang High-Speed Railway: Qilianshan No.2 Tunnel 3,608 m (11,837 ft) China: 2014 Highest high-speed railway Jungfrau Railway: Jungfraujoch: 3,454 m (11,332 ft) Switzerland: 1912: Highest railway in Europe, underground above 2,350 m. Leadville, Colorado and Southern Railroad: Leadville: 3,414 m (11,201 ft) USA
For only the JR group rail companies, the figure in 2016 was 9.39 billion passengers. 2. India. 8,439. 2019. Includes Indian Railways suburban and intercity traffic only, excludes the passengers carried by rapid transit systems. The Delhi Metro alone transported 1.73 billion passengers in 2018.
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